If I Was A Girl

It was the end of the longest drought

So when it rains

Feel the memory come out

We were stuck in the car on our way from the store

I heard your sigh

Knew to brace for it all

So I played my part

To adapt to your will

Swallowed all your pain

Till the rain was still

But as I took out a bag

Saw the ice cream drip

I knew it was me who’d take this hit

So let’s say

If I was a girl in just the same way you were

In your place

And in that broken house from tales that you told

Would I change

Enough to justify the pain that you caused

In a way

I was a girl in just the same way you were

I held it down

My hunger inside

Don’t be so greedy

There’s dinner tonight

I hated the way

That you make it work

Your broken pieces

Inherited hurt

But I held my breath

And learned to swim

when memories flooded the rooms we were in

Since I’ve gone

Learnt to be apart

Now I feel safer in my heart

So let’s say

If I was a girl in just the same way you were

In your place

And in that broken house from tales that you told

So let’s say

If I have a girl

Would I pass the pain that you wore

In a way

I was a girl in just the same way you were

I wouldn't, I wouldn't

I wouldn't the same way you were

So let’s say

If I was a girl in just the same way you were

In your place

And in that broken house from tales that you told

Would I change

Enough to justify the pain that you caused

In a way

I was a girl in just the same way you were